THEEE are obvious differences between the students in high schools or academies, studying elementary economics, and the older students engaged in collegiate or university work, in both maturity and ...

Recent pedagogical research in economics has increasingly emphasised the use of experiments and media to transform traditional instruction methods. This innovative approach combines interactive ...

Some economists consider their discipline a science, and thereby divorced from messy ethical details, the normative passions of right and wrong. They teach in a moral vacuum, perhaps even advocating ...

When 17-year-old Jerry Marnell thought about heading off to college, economics seemed like an enticing major to study. Between self-starting his own production company and serving as president of a ...

ECONOMISTS ARE keen fans of dynamism, but there are too few signs of it in economics teaching. A survey of American lecturers last year found that their methods, which rely on lectures and assigned ...

At Hinsdale South High School, Jeff Waterman is known for far more than teaching economics—he’s known for changing lives. For nearly two decades, Waterman, a social studies teacher, has brought ...

A Full-Time MBA program is considered the crown jewel of most business schools. It attracts the top young professionals – and ...

Managing personal finances is an important life skill that underpins the national effort to require personal finance education in every state. But that effort shouldn’t edge out teaching economics. In ...

DEXTER, MI – Rob Dubay filled in what roles he could before becoming a full-time teacher when he started working with Dexter Community Schools. Now, as a high school economics teacher and football ...